Trump released a new advertisement via his Truth Social account on Saturday claiming Hillary Clinton is brainwashing voters into supporting President Joe Biden.
Whenever there’s performative outrage, I’m always reminded of the West Wing episode where conservative women are mad at the first lady.
SAM
Why were there rolling pins?
C.J.
Brenda Swetland: “At this moment, you’re not licensed to practice medicine,
correct?”
A. Bartlet: “At this moment, I’m just a wife and mother.”
SAM
I don’t see it.
C.J.
Well, you got to want it.
SAM
Oh, I see it.
C.J.
Yeah.
It’s such a throwaway line, but it says so much about political discourse and the American people (maybe it’s global, but I can only speak from experience). People want to be upset. They seek out reasons to be angry, because it validates their pre-existing hate. And I’m guilty of the same, but I’m working on it.
Whenever there’s performative outrage, I’m always reminded of the West Wing episode where conservative women are mad at the first lady.
It’s such a throwaway line, but it says so much about political discourse and the American people (maybe it’s global, but I can only speak from experience). People want to be upset. They seek out reasons to be angry, because it validates their pre-existing hate. And I’m guilty of the same, but I’m working on it.